I took my 4 month old puppy here for doggy daycare and he seemed to have a really good time. He hasn't been around other dogs before so I was hesitant about how he would do but it looks like he had a blast. He stayed all day and seemed well adjusted to the other 5 dogs that were there. There was plenty of space to run and play and the area looked really great. I hope to keep him there as a regular. read more

Canine Academy Training Center - My aussie playing with a cute Boston - Pet Sitting Near Me - Leander, Texas

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I have a VERY active and energetic Boston Terrier, Lucy. She has been going to Canine Academy for Doggie Daycare twice a week since she was about 6 months old. Since I work full-time, I was looking for a place to wear her out with fun during the day and get some of her energy out. Canine Academy was perfect because the play area is HUGE and outside so she can enjoy running and playing chase with the other dogs. All of the other places I found were indoor and a small room. Lucy needs to run! She comes home exhausted. The fact that when we drive up all I have to do is open the door, let her out and she runs as fast as she can to Lisa tells me how much she loves it and how well she is treated by Lisa, Melinda and her dog friends. When we leave, she stares longingly out the back window as we drive away! I also took her to obedience training on Sunday and Melinda is the BEST! If you have an energetic dog who loves to play with other dogs, then Canine Academy is the BEST! Best care, best prices and the most love for dogs that I have ever seen! Thank you Lisa and Melinda! Lucy LOVES you! read more

Lisa volunteered with a group of at-risk teens I run to train shelter dogs. She was amazing with them. She was very creative about motivation, saw the value in every dog (even the hard to train ones!), and is a very sweet person. She is a very positive trainer and very friendly and loving with the dogs. I would totally trust my dogs with her and really like her training philosophies if you're looking for a place to go for training. Lisa is great! read more

We first came to Canine Academy in January with our 11 month old German Shepard. He was reactive to other dogs, hard to control on a leash, and needing help with obedience. We went to check the facility out and were impressed with the staff, their positive reinforcement training, and the cleanliness of the training center. Atlas, our GSD, needed a couple private lessons to get over his reactivity and since then, has taken group basic and advanced obedience training, passed the AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC), CGC Advanced, and CGC Urban tests and is now enrolled in scent work training at Canine Academy. Their training classes cost less than Petsmart and are more comprehensive. They've done a great job training us and our Atlas. We couldn't be happier! read more

I'm giving this place two stars because I know my pup had fun playing. As much as I wanted my pup to have fun, I didn't pay close to 900$ for 3 weeks of TRAINING for him to only have fun. I paid that money to train him not to jump, to calm his reactivity with people/dogs, and to listen better when out in public. I don't think it's unreasonable to want those results when you send your dog away to a THREE WEEK board & train facility. I recently went out of town and left my boy with a wonderful woman for 7 days. I didn't pay for training this time, this was strictly for boarding and for him to have fun while I was away. When leaving him I mentioned his jumping (because he jumped on her) and that if she knew anyway to help I'm okay with her doing so (because she mentioned wanting to help). In TWO of the SEVEN days I was away, she put a huge dent on his jumping! Since being home and seeing my family (who he always jumps on) he has jumped ONCE! Once! From two days of working with him. Now I have nothing against the owner of canine academy, I am just very disappointed and upset that I spent damn near 900$ and had no results on the things I paid for and wanted fixed. I would recommend this place for day care for sure, Lisa is very kind and her property has plenty of room for dogs to run around but I wouldn't recommend it for training. read more

I took my dog (10 months old) to Lisa for a 5 week-long obedience training "camp" and I cannot say enough good things about her and her business. My dog has learned so much from his time with her (which was actually 7 weeks because she offered to keep him and train him while I was going through a move) and she went above and beyond my expectations. When my dog became ill from a pre-existing health condition, she immediately rushed him to the vet and took such amazing care of him. I trusted her completely to do everything in her power to keep him happy and well--which is exactly what he is after I just picked him up from her today. Lisa is such a wonderful person that truly loves animals and you can trust her to use the best positive reinforcement methods and give your dog tons of love and at the same time teach them more than you thought your dog was capable of! I appreciate and whole-heartedly recommend the Canine Academy Training Center to anyone and everyone with canine needs. You can rest assured that your dog will be in great hands at all times and will have a fun time away from home! read more

Brought my new puppy here for training. We were enticed by a Groupon and enrolled in classes with no trouble. The staff was all very friendly and interacted with all the dogs nicely. Week after week our class size kept dwindling though and became a little less organized. We did learn a lot of helpful tools for training our dog and it was a great place to meet other dog owners and share advice. read more

Lisa is WONDERFUL!!! My dog is 100% better after Lisa worked with her for only two weeks. I adopted my dog as a two year old and had tried for a year to work with the dog on my own, but kept getting my back thrown out and lost progress. After being at Canine Academ, my dog stopped jumping up on people to play, is oh so much better on leash (I couldn't hardly walk her without being pulled to ground/ or dragged before Lisa's training), and I didn't realize that my dog was overweight. She's much easier to deal with at the healthier size. Lisa also spent over an hour and a half showing me how to continue her training (training me) and sent me some wonderful dog training self help websites. I am just so pleased that now the dog I love is so much easier to be with and I'll be able to take her on walks out of the yard training sessions very soon. Lisa even responded to my email when I was just nervous about leaving my dog there, with great kindness, knowing I just needed to know. Love Lisa, Love Canine Academy!!! read more

I hired a trainer to help me train and help integrate my new furson Simon into the family. I could not have asked for a better trainer than Melinda Biggs. My little guy really needed one on one attention and a whole lot of patience. We also needed training on how to best be able to help Simon, too. Melinda's patience for Simon was endless and she educated us very well on how to continue his training in between our formal training sessions. My princess America was already trained, but Melinda helped in getting her to accept the new family member and also refined her training as well. The dogs ADORED Melinda and named her an honorary auntie. I did weekly training sessions for a couple of months in the convenience of our own home, then a few more refresher trainings once a month afterwards and HOLY MOLY it was money very well spent!! My poor little guy Simon had suffered at the hands of an abusive owner before the rescue that ended up bringing him into my life and Melinda was just the right person to help train him using positive reinforcement, clicker training, and her amazing patience. Thank you for making our home run more smoothly, Melinda!!!! It is evident that she truly loves animals (and they adore her right back). If I ever need help in refining training or adding another pup to the family, I know Melinda is the right person for the job. read more

I found Lisa and her team at Canine Academy by doing a Google search 9 years ago for training our new puppy. The training classes were so helpful that when we got puppy number 2, we went back for beginners AND intermediate classes! Our 'boys' fell in LOVE with Lisa and her crew, so much that when we need to board them, Canine Academy is the only place they'll go! read more